Hello, How To Not Be Like Pilate!
"So he [Pilate] delivered Him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus." — John 19:16.
How To Not Be Like Pilate!
Pilate was a coward. He feared the Jews and the Romans. God calls us to courage each day. It's not always easy to escape persecution of some sort as a Christian. in our time. Yet the Lord calls us to confess Him each day, Matthew 10:32-33.
Pilate was a worrier. He was concerned with Jewish uprisings and Roman retribution. Worry was an everyday thing for him. Worry saps energy and life. However, Romans 15:13 is a prayer for us - that God may fill us, not with worry, but joy, peace, and hope.
Pilate was cruel. He handed Jesus over to be scourged - an action that almost took Jesus' life. Christians are not cruel. They display the love of God to everyone they meet, Luke 10:27.
Don't be like Pilate. Be like Jesus. Blessings, friends~
Let us always seek a closer relationship with Him.
Friends, live like the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are within you. Live in love. Be at peace.
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Garland Van Dyke
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